Upsilon Cancri

The Bayer designation Upsilon Cancri (υ Cnc / υ Cancri) is shared by two stars, in the constellation Cancer:

They are separated by 0.34° on the sky.

In Johann Bode’s Uranographia, the designation Rho Cancri is applied to five different stars:

Bode’s superscripted letters are now rarely used though, so the designations have been reverted to the original 2 stars.

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